Lijia Zhang invites a business consultant to talk about doing business in China, including business etiquette, decision-making strategies, and common euphemisms in business conversation in China.

Lijia Zhang invites a business consultant to talk about doing business in China, including business etiquette, decision-making strategies, and common euphemisms in business conversation in China.

China's love affair with chopsticks goes back millennia – but just how much do Chinese people know about the chopsticks they use everyday?

One veteran collector of this most Chinese of items feels the ubiquitous eating implement is not getting the attention it deserves.

Lan Xiang is considered to be the top chopstick collector in China. Over the past 31 years he has collected an astounding 2,100 pairs of these quintessentially Chinese items.

But while most people in China nowadays see a pair of chopsticks as nothing more than practical eating utensils, Lan feels chopsticks are also a unique symbol of Chinese culture. And he feel's they simply don't receive the attention they deserve.

As a testimony to just how long people in China have been using chopsticks, the pride of Lan's large collection is this exquisite silver pair made over one thousand years ago.

If you're planning to attend a formal Chinese dinner, you won't want to miss this essential etiquette tips. Don't pick up your chopsticks until you've seen this episode of Local Laowai!

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